Firefox hits the jackpot with almost billion dollar Google deal We counted Mozilla out of the running too early. With $300-million a year in revenue from Google, Firefox is going to stay a major Web browser player. The big loser? Microsoft. Well, Mozilla certainly fooled us. Just when we were counting Firefox out as a […]
DTAC, the second largest mobile phone operator in Thailand to compensate its clients for a system failure on Wednesday. An executive said the failure stemmed from the transfer of its database to a new system to upgrade the firm’s services. Darm Sukhontasap, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Total Access Communication or DTAC, today held a […]
Total Access Communication’s cellular network crashed briefly yesterday afternoon, prompting reports of dead voice and data services in key areas such as Greater Bangkok and some provinces. The problem appeared to have started at 2pm. The situation appeared to return to normal at 3pm. Read more: The Nation
Thai Airways International’s Asia’s first passenger biofuels flight confirms the airline’s commitment toward green travelling and the Thai authorities’ effort to reduce greenhouse gas emission. THAI President Piyasvasti Amranand said that the experimental flight echoes the airline’s CSR policy. Read more: The Nation By The Nation
Three other girls have lodged complaints about being allegedly raped by a Facebook user after a 14-year-old girl spoke up and reported to the police about her ordeal. The three girls, with the youngest just 13 years old, are based in Nakhon Si Thammarat, where Wimol Srida, 37, was arrested. He admitted to having sex […]
A Thai man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 14 year-old-girl he met via Facebook and later videotaping sexual acts to use as blackmail fodder in the future. Wimol Srida, 37, admitted to having participated in sexual acts with the unnamed victim, but insisted that it was consensual. Police said they were compiling evidence […]
Thailand’s deputy prime minister suggested that signal blocker devices be purchased for the crackdown on anti-monarchy websites that use overseas servers. Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobumrung held a second meeting today with the administrative body on cyber crimes to draw up preventive measures against anti monarchy content on the internet. The deputy premier said website […]
Microsoft founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has teamed with China to jointly develop a new type of nuclear reactor, which would be better for the environment and reduce the need for uranium enrichment and reprocessing. Gates says the traveling wave reactor technology is low-cost, very safe and will generate little waste. He spoke at […]
